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Honors in Action Toolkit

 

About the Program

Honors in Action is an experiential learning program that empowers students to build critical knowledge, skills, and competencies through a range of academic, co-curricular, and extracurricular experiences. Using Suitable, a student engagement platform, participants earn digital badges that can be easily showcased on social media or personal websites.

Students can earn badges in Career Readiness and experiential learning areas such Research, Global, Service, Internships, and Creative, all while advancing the core values of WVU’s land-grant mission: education, service, and community impact.

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ADMISSION TO THE PROGRAM

Current Honors Students

  • Apply during the fall semester of their second semester in Honors Foundations.

  • You are expected to start Honors in Action during the following spring semester.

Current WVU Students (Non-Honors)

  • Current students not enrolled in the Honors College can apply during the spring semester of their second year at WVU.

  • You are expected to start Honors in Action during the fall semester of their third year at WVU. Previous enrollment in the Honors Foundations program is not required.

Transfer Students

  • Transfer students will be admitted on a case-by-case basis and must have at least three semesters remaining at WVU.

GPA Requirements

  • All students must have a GPA of 3.4 or higher.

  • Students with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 - 3.39 will be considered with a letter of recommendation from an advisor or faculty member.

Admissions Evaluation

A committee of Honors in Action affiliates will review each application. For admission to the program, a majority of the affiliates will need to approve a student's application.

Program Benefits

Students who participate in Honors in Action have the following benefits:

  • Opportunities to pursue projects of academic and personal interest via experiential learning

  • Career readiness preparation

  • The opportunity to earn digital badges and compile an ePortfolio sharable to online platforms

  • Curricular support for projects

  • Priority registration for classes before non-Honors students in their cohort while actively enrolled in the Honors in Action program

  • Recognition at graduation, on the transcript and on the diploma

Program Requirements

Through the Suitable software, students must complete the Career Ready Badge and four additional experiential learning badges. Badges do not need to be completed in specific order as long as all five are completed by the end of the program. These multilevel experiential learning badges are available in Research, Global, Internship, Service, and Creative. Students in the program will be required to:

  • Take the pre-test before beginning the program.

  • Submit evidence of experiential learning activities through the Suitable platform.

  • Write a reflection about each completed activity.

  • Meet ongoing requirements for good standing:

    • Each semester, maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 and make progress toward completing badges.
    • In the final semester of Honors in Action, complete HONR 451: Honors Summative Experience.
      • Take the post-test during HONR 451.

Students with a verified violation of WVU's Policy on Student Academic Integrity may be removed from the program and will not be readmitted.  

Suggested Timeline

Each student will have approximately four semesters or two years to complete Honors in Action. Every semester, students will need to complete approximately 200 points of progress toward the Career Ready badge. If a student completes more than 200 points during one semester, these points will be credited to the next semester’s required completion.

  1. Semester 1

    • Students must earn at least 200 points toward the Career Ready Badge.
    • Students must complete reflections and submissions for all activities completed before entry to the program.
    • Students must maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA.

  2. Semester 2

    • Students must earn at least 200 points toward the Career Ready Badge.
    • Students must have completed all “Intent to Complete” forms on Suitable, indicating how they will complete the program.
    • Students must maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA.

  3. Semester 3

    • Students must earn at least 200 points toward the Career Ready Badge.
    • Students must have completed all “Intent to Complete” forms on Suitable, indicating how they will complete the program.
    • Students must maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA.

  4. Semester 4 (Final)

    • Students must earn at least 200 points toward the Career Ready Badge.
    • Students must complete all experiential learning badges.
    • Students must take HONR 451.
    • Students must maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA.
    5. Students who do not meet ongoing requirements for good standing will be suspended from the program. Suspended students do not receive priority registration.

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